The Young Bucks Are Happy For Cody Rhodes’ WWE Success, ‘Him Leaving Made Us Grow As Friends’

Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson talk about Cody Rhodes becoming the top star in WWE and reflect on all they’ve accomplished. 

The genesis of AEW stems from All In, a 2018 independent wrestling event, that was promoted by Cody Rhodes, Matthew Jackson, and Nicholas Jackson. All three men, along with Kenny Omega, were named Executive Vice Presidents of AEW when the company was founded in 2019. 

Five years later, Cody Rodes is now the face of WWE, heading towards his second consecutive WrestleMania main event against Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. 

Speaking with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, both Matthew and Nicholas Jackson had nothing but positive things to say about where Cody Rhodes is now and the journey that they all went down together. 

“AEW will always be our baby,” said Matthew Jackson. “It’s our life’s work. We sought out to change the world, and we did just that. We created a new workplace for so many deserving people. Tons of talented individuals received a spotlight that they may have not gotten otherwise. And several people’s careers were taken to new heights because of the sole existence of AEW. We’re proud of the things we accomplished with Cody and happy to see him rising to the occasion. We’re all rooting for each other. “

Nicholas Jackson echoed these sentiments saying that they all speak every week and, in a way, the departure of Cody Rhodes from All Elite Wrestling made them closer as friends. 

“Cody is the face of the WWE now, and it’s cool to see because we always knew how much of a star he was,” said Nicholas Jackson. “The founders of AEW will always have a lifetime bond with each other because we all know what we did for wrestling. We talk every week and in a weird way him leaving made us grow more as friends.” 

Matthew and Nicholas Jackson are preparing to compete in the final match in the career of Sting. En route to the match, they are embracing all of the negativity they receive online. Read the remarks on that here.

Fans can check out the full card for AEW Revolution at this link. Fightful will have live coverage of the event on Sunday, March 3, 2024